Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Skip the Line: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica Half-Day Walking Tour submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Great experience! Dario was extremely knowledgeable and polite. We had a great time on our visit and this tour was one of the highlights.
Reviewed by: Jenny H, June 2013
Wonderful tour. Francesca, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and overall wonderful. I recommend this tour to anybody trying to get the best out of a visit to the Vatican.
Reviewed by: Ricardo O, June 2013
We chose the early morning tour, and were very glad to have missed the crowds. It was a small group, which was very nice. Our guide, Chiara, was engaging and knowledgeable. She is obviously passionate about art and knows the Vatican very well. We appreciated her insights. Clearly there is so much to see, and a 3 hour tour can't possibly cover everything, but we got to see many of the highlights and having a guide added a richness to the experience that we wouldn't have gotten on our own.
Reviewed by: Renee P, June 2013
This was a wonderful tour. I took the early tour and we had a small group and got lots of personal attention. The guide was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. It was easily worth the small additional charge.
Reviewed by: William D, June 2013
Guide was also excellent and tour was great!
Reviewed by: Paul B, June 2013
Once of a life time experience and informative guide. You pay more for skipping the line and payment for guide but worth. Exhaustive but excellent.
Reviewed by: Partha Sarathi G, June 2013
My whole experience for this tour was wonderful. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and did a great job of keeping the group together. Also, the quality of the headsets was good, meaning that I could clearly hear all of the information being given. And just as advertised, our group was able to skip the long line and go straight into the museums. For someone with a very tight schedule but still wanting a well-rounded experience of the Vatican, I would highly recommend this tour.
Reviewed by: Aubrey P, June 2013
Great tour and guide.
Reviewed by: pepper, June 2013
This is the only way to see the Vatican as it is so crowded with thousands upon thousands of people. When our group arrived at 9 am the line to get in the museum was probably already a 1-2 hour wait and we got to walk right in! The guide actually worked in the museum and knew what she was talking about when explaining things to the group. Also, they decided to close St. Peter's Basilica on the day of the tour, but the guide talked to the guards and we were the last tour group let in which was a great relief.
Reviewed by: Rachel K, USA, May 2013
This is the only way to see the Vatican as it is so crowded with thousands upon thousands of people. When our group arrived at 9 am the line to get in the museum was probably already a 1-2 hour wait and we got to walk right in! The guide actually worked in the museum and knew what she was talking about when explaining things to the group. Also, they decided to close St. Peter's Basilica on the day of the tour, but the guide talked to the guards and we were the last tour group let in which was a great relief.
Reviewed by: Rachel K, USA, May 2013
